Resources

L'infographie « Queer et trans contre le pinkwashing » est une ressource informative créer par Mubaadarat (Montréal) pour résister aux récits de pinkwashing qui utilisent les droits humains LGBTQ+ comme couverture de la violence et de l'occupation coloniale. Cette ressource est également disponible en anglais et en arabe.

Naujawan Support Network in Brampton has been working since 2021 to end the exploitation of international students & workers in Ontario. So far, they’ve recovered more than $650,000 in unpaid wages for exploited workers and halted the deportation of dozens of students. If you are looking for direct support, you can contact them through their case contact form linked here. 

Recorded on May 28, 2024, this is a webinar from CLEOConnect, providing community workers with information about the legal framework of rights relating to 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and highlight legal issues affecting queer and trans communities in Ontario. It shares best practices for inclusivity, useful case studies, and resources to guide you to community and legal support.

The Ontario Human Rights Code protects queer and trans communities from discrimination. But our communities continue to experience hate speech, violence, and exclusion, as well as lower levels of income and wellbeing. What can you do to protect the human rights of your 2SLGBTQIA+ clients and provide supportive and inclusive services?

A starting point reading list for queer and trans community members interested in reading about the the intersections of being queer, trans, and Palestinian. 

Titles include:

• This Arab is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers

• Citation and Censorship: The Politics of Talking About the Sexual Politics of Israel (Jasbir Puar)

• “Even a Freak Like You Would Be Safe in Tel Aviv”: Transgender Subjects, Wounded Attachments, and the Zionist Economy of Gratitude (Saffo Papantonopoulou)

This flyer offers a summary of a joint OCASI PSI and ACAS (Asian Community AIDS Services) event entitled "What's Goin On in Ontario Schools?". This resource addresses concerns within newcomer communities around 2SLGBTQIA+ policies in schools. The speakers from the virtual event (watch the recording here) were Christine Hsu, Narina Nagra, Alice Te, and gitanjali lena.

As a follow up to our webinar "What's Going On in Ontario Schools", hosted in partnership with ACAS, OCASI PSI welcomed three wonderful speakers on March 21 to continue discussing the impact of recent transphobic legislation in several Canadian provinces, and how to support queer/trans people in our communities in the midst of transphobia and homophobia. Allos Abis, Noon Ghunna, and Beverly Bain offer important insights on sociopolitical dynamics between newcomer communities and the far-right effort to garner support for transphobic and homophobic legislation and policies. They also present perspectives that consider the bigger picture of transphobia and homophobia within and surrounding newcomer communities.